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VALUABLE PLANTATION FOR
SALE,

SALE.
We offer for sale valuable plantation,
near the town of Middleburg, containing
about 60 acres-adapted to the growth OF
corn, cotton, grain and fine tobacco. For
terms, &c, apply to
MISS JANE G. YANCEY,
Middlebug, N. c.,
Or to DAY & ZOLLTCoFFER,
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Notice!

Having qualified as administrator Of
the estate OF John l.. Hunt, deceased, all
persons having claims against said de-
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hereof or this notice will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery; all PERSONS in>
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF LAND

~.
BY virtue Of a decree of the Superior
Court Of Vance county in the prooeeding Of
John w. Chapel and others, expartee. We
win sell at public auction, on the premises
on the 18th day Of October, 1887, at noon
the well-known Dickerson's Mill. with saw
mill and cotton gin, and l53 acres of land
situate on the r. & G. r. E., near Kittrell
The stream on which this mill is situate fur
nishes running power every day in the year.
At the same time and place we will sell
1914 acres of good farming lands. nearly
adjoining the above, lying on Tar river and
along the II. g. G. Il. K. Much of this
land is rivei bottom. Terms-one- third
cash, balance in IL months.
THOS. NJ. PTTrMAN. IL,
THos. i. vENABLE, C0m"'rs,
[sept. 1874 O.
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A weekly resume of tile News, Humor and
General Topics Of the Day.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MOREIEG
, 1887-05-07

The command Of a large army tasks
the of the greatest mind. 1t is
one Of the highest of human achieve
ments, and by common consent the first
rank of fame is accorded to the great
generals. To move IN army and to feed
it IN the march requires n higher order Of
generalship than to fight it. Thirty hours
without supplies would reduce the best
army TO a helpless mass of d~isorganized
humanity. Food for the men, forage for
the animals must not only be provided,
but must be at the precise spot when
wanted. Napoleon, the great master of
the art Of war, had a score of marshals,
any one of whom could fight a great
battle, and scarce one of whom could
lead an army on the march. An army
on the march resembles nothing so much
as an enormous serpent, stretched out
mile upon mile, and moving, alert and
watchful, with steady and irresistible
force. Let danger threaten and it hastily
coils itself together and prepares to avert
or overcome the danger. Shrunk to n
fraction of its former dimensions, it
shows its fangs and is ready for attack or
defense. The danger overpast, the great
mass unfolds its coils again and stretches
out its huge proportions in progressive
movement. The brain of this mighty
animal, the supreme mind that controls
its every motion, is the general in chief.
Chicago Herald.
, 1887-05-07
Something About big Canals.

y British engineer named Boyd, who
has visited the Panama canal, and since his
return has read q paper before the En-
ginecrs' society at London, reports that
tho excavation will go slower in the
future than in the past. lie thinks for
the rest of the work z, ZOO, 600, OOOf. and
twelve years of time will be required
that is TO say, $40. 900, 900, in addition
to what has already been sunk. Long
before that time the Nicaragua cannl
ought to ovcrtakc De Lesseps' enterprise,
to say nothing of bankruptcy. Admiral
Ammen, in q pamphlet recently issued,
cites tho case Of tho Caledonia canal Of
Scotland, which is 60 miles from sea to
sea, 81 miles by lake and 90 by canaliza-
ton, and reaches o summit level of 102
feet, or only 8 feet less than that of the
Nicaragua canal. Yet the owners of YES
sells are glad to save q short sea voyage
of only 400 miles by locking over this
height. The cost of the Caledonia, which
10 120 feet wide and 30 feet deep, was
only $500, COO. The Nicaragua passage
is 40 miles long, Ga by river and 90 by
lake, leaving only 90 for canal, the out
side cost of which is estimated at less than
$50, 000, 900, including railroad and seven
locks.-Scientific Journal.
, 1887-05-07
nseraI,. for tn. con.erIptlen.

But every picture has two sides, and
the darker side of this one comes upon
you in all its fullness the moment you
begin to watch the sad faces of the
mothers and sisters and betrothed brides
of these poor boys who are going to their
doom with such gleeful. %unthinking gay
ETY.. Little can it comfort these sorrow
ing hearts to know that their darlings are
being offered up to that Moloch of
GLORY" in whose honor France has made
her children pass through the fire genera
ton after generation. And when the
news comes n few years hence that
Pierre's bones are bleaching amid the
rocks of Madagascar, and that the vul-
lures have Toasted upon Louis corpse in
the voiceless solitudes of the Sahara, and
that Henri has found an unknown grave
among the hideous swamps of Tonquin,
where tho chill white FOYER mist, dead
lier than all the weapons of the ''Elac!t
Flags" streams up from the gloomy
thickets against the red sunset-what
them
Sauntering away down a quiet lane, as
If TO escape from the general hurly-burly,
n toll, olive checked lad and young girl,
whose bright eyes look ~uhwontedly dim
beneath the jaunty scarlet hood that over
shadows them. The man talks hopefully
of victory and renown, and q speedy re-
turn to her with the honors and rewards
that he has won. But the womap's
Eeencr instinct feels the hollowness Of
thczo bright visions, and the voice, which
would make every pulse of her heart leap
Mt any other time, can give her no com.
fort now. Let US pity, oven if VIC cannot
approve, this poor Ignorant creature,
who fails to appreciate the blessings of
war, and is actually benighted enough to
regard it not rs a civilized and Christian
institution, but as a bloody and barbarous
folly. Perhaps, after all, she is not quite
alone in this delusion. Would to God
that every standing army in Europe could
be dishanded Tomorrow" said not long
ago an old man whose name was Count
Hellmuth o Moltke, speaking to
another old man whose name was Prince
Otto Won Bismarck. But the latter had
only too good reason for the sinister smile
that fitted over his iron face as he an
swered: That, my dear count, viii not
happen In your time. or mine either. -
Pyrenees Cor. New York Times.
, 1887-05-07
women with BAD Figures.

Mrs. Jcnnes5 Miller, who is trying to
reform wJnan's dress, is very handsome
and q perfect specimen of the healthful-
ness OF the system she advocates. In on
versation with a reporter the other day
she told some curious facts about the
physical doformity of her sex, caused by
the corset and other methods that the
Nineteenth century calls fashion. She
said:
81 was in a Turkish bathroom not long
ago and noticed the physical appearance
of come forty or fifty fashionable women
young, middle aged and old. Out of
that number l did not see a perfect
shaped figure. Those who were young
doubtless inherited their physical de-
~ficicncies, and were assisting to further
mar their unnatural proportions by wear
ing corsets. Men do not dream that such
malformation exists among the women,
but picture them from the Elusive idea
conveyed by seeing them dressed in the e1-
trcme of fashion. Some of these women
had small waists, others had cramped,
pinched feet, and the majority were
suffering from the torturing practice of
tight lacing. None OF them moved
around with n free and easy tread and
buoyaut elasticity. They were slow and
sluggish in their movements and evil
IDENTIFY avcrse to any kind Of eSertion be-
yond the mere necessity Of walking. 1
was surprised, for 1 thought that come
women were 50 strong and robust that
naturally they would escape the curse of
fashions decroes. Rcclining on a couch
after tho bath l heard q young lady next
to me exclnim in conversation to a third
lady that she would not marry Mr.. So
and-so because he was not robust. Then
in the next sentence she said she suffered
from asthma and WINS somewhat subject
to hysteria. 1 turned over and Cazed at
the woman who didn't want to marry a
mar because he was not apparently
strong. She wa pale, thin and delicate
looking, the very woman q man would
not care to select for a wife, unless he
wanted to start a hospital at home. ~
New York Mill and Express.
, 1887-05-07


In u leading restaurant in st. Peters
burg six officers of the Imperial Horse
guards sat recently. it is stated, drinking
champagne. Not far from them sat an
insignificant little man, with Ii shabby
coat and an unkempt beard, and n glass
Of liquor in front of him. 1t was not
long before no became aware that he was
being ridiculed by the officers aforesaid.
by and by, as they became more offensive
in their remarks on his personal appear
Gaee. the cheapness of what he was
drinking. etc, he called for the waiter
and said: Bring me six bottles of your
issst champagne" The waiter hest
tatcd. Did you not hear what l saidl"
asked the little man. The waiter brought
the wine and six glasses. Take these
Glo1s.s away and fetch q basin-one as
la-qe MS you can find" The waiter
again hesitated, but obeyed instantly Mt
tho p%eremptory repetition of the order.
"A piece of soap, was the next order.
Il was brought. "A towel" The
waiter handed him one. Now open the
bottleI." The waiter did so. The little,
mar now filled the basin with the con-
tents of the six bottles, rolled up his
sleeves, washed himself in the costly
fluid, wiped his hands, laid elO on the
table, and, casting n look of whitening
contempt upon the officers, strutted out
OF the room.-London Standard.
, 1887-05-07

AUSTRALIA finds new cause OF COM
plant against the British government for
its recent action in arranging with France
for a Joint commission to govern the New
Hebrides and protect the settlers on those
islands, until the rival claims OF the two
countries can be adjusted The measure
has not been fully accepted by France
and the Australian colonists are entering
q vigorous aud general protest against the
recognition of any French claim. The
pretended ground of apprehension is the
use of the islands as a penal COLONY, u use
to which Australia, of all countries in the
world, has less reason 10 object. The
widespread dissatisfaction manifested
throughout the colonies is likely to hasten
the ial of the Tory party from power,
and may yet effect the deliyerauce of Ire
land from further coercion.
, 1887-05-07

Iron manufacturers OF the North pre-
test against any suspension of the inter
state law for lhCFbcneft Of their
Southern competitors; Eastern sugar re-
timers refuse to sympathize with the sor-
row. of their San Francisco rivals; Cali
fornia manufacturer rejoice Mt the misfor-
tune which leaves them a free market
with incidental protection; and so 1t goes.
Up to Yesterday forty four railroads had
formally petitioned for relief against the
long aud short haul clause of the bill, but
a much larger number of protests had
been made against its suspension.
, 1887-05-07

One would think from the effect which
Turkish baths are generally supposed to
have that they would be taken chiefly by
stout men, but it is a remarkable fact
that the greatest number of bathers are
anything but obese, and that some Of
them are even cadaverously lean. The
use Of the baths has become very gem
eral in the past few years, and they are
now regarded as q necessity rather than
a luxury by a large class of people. Most
Of the patrons are men in perfect health,
Tough some few are treated for specific
ailments. The shampooers know q rheu-
matte man as soon as they lay their
hands on him, and find themselves I'M
usually fatigued after rubbing him, while
the effect of working on one who has q
great deal of electricity in him is to re-
fresh them, ven after they have done a
hard days work.-Globe-Demo
, 1887-05-07

NEW civil service rules require more
than presidential approval to carry them
into effect. There ia deep-seated opposi-
ton to a system which proposes a purely
educational test as the sole regulate in
the selection of officers, and tends TOO
strongly TO establish n bureaucratic priv
LEGGED class. The civil service e1amina.
ton is got Objectionable in itself when
~relesated to its proper function Of deter
mining one Of the qualifications for any
place requiring intelligence. 1t becomes
odious only when it asserts that no other
qualification ia needed. az is practically
claimed by those who favor the distribu-
ton of all offices according to proficiency
ascertained by open competition. No
body likes to see an ignoramous or n boor
in Office, even il the incumbent should be
of ones own party, but the public service
does not demand the adoption of a cast
iron standard of literary excellence which
bears no necessary relation to the practi
cal affairs Of life. Let all appointees be
ex~amined-but first let them be appointed
upon grounds entirely distinc, from that Of
scholastic excellence which determines the
selection Of officials among the Chinese.
, 1887-05-07

A veritable boon to harassed house
keepers has been discovered. This is the
"Witch's Ladder, - "a charm of marvel
lous power, " says Walford's Antiquarian,
from which we take the following trust
worthy directions for its manufacture:
Take four wheaton straws, tie two to-
gethcr. top and bottom, for one side of
the ladder. Tie the other two in the
same manner, and then insert short
straws between for steps. Now take
small feathers and place them up each
side OF the ladder, and the thing is done.
Now, II aught go wrong, if fire viii not
burn, nor irons heat, let the ladder be
waved to and fro in the air, while the re-
quest is muttered, and ali win be right"
New York Post.
, 1887-05-07

You gain nothing and lose much by
calling on the editor personally with your
articles. II he be an editor who amounts
to anything, he Is always busy in ofic'
hours. lie has no time to talk with you
or to listen TO your explanations. He
wishes you hadn't called, and he is pre-
JUDGED against you and whatever you
may have written. He may-probably
will-read your article, and if it be of
great merit he may accept it, but he is
no moro likely to than IL it had reached
him through the mail. In fact, he is not
so apt to look favorably upon it, because
he reasons that IL he does you will call on
him again, waste his time and leave
another article, and if this should be de-
clined no naturally supposes that you
would call for personal explanation. He
would rather treat with you by means Of
tho mail. 1t saves time and annoyance,
and you are sure of being used as well.
Remember, also, that the only intro
duction to an editor that you need is an
article which you have written and which
he thinks good enough to print. All the
friends you may have on earth, never
mind how powerful they may be, can
never put you on such a footing with an
editor rs will this.-C. NJ. Hammond in
The Writer.
, 1887-05-07

The total mineral output of the United
States is valued at 1923, 521, $50, being an
increase of S15, SOC, Cos over that of 1884.
OF the seventy important minerals coal
is the most valuable, with its enormous
aggregate of $3.50, 010, 51G. The produc-
ton of coke, natural gas, gold, silver,
copper, zinc, mercury, nickel, .nlumin-
ium, lime, salt. cement, phosphate rock,
manganese and cobalt showed an in
crease, while coal, petroleum, pig iron,
lead, precious stones md mineral waters
showed a decrease.-Chicago Tribune.
, 1887-05-07

THERE is not enough stability of pur-
pose or fxedness of principle about any
party in Mexico 10 warrant the attention
given 10 the politics of that country by the
press of this. The whole situation is that
Diaz means TO have another term, and
that the substantial interests of the conn
try are stronger than the turbulent popu
lace which IL slways dcsirous of change.
, 1887-05-07

WHEN people grow so painfully con-
scientious that they regard an oath,
pledged in opposition to tho law as of
higher sanctity than the oath administered
in courts OF Justice, it is time the law was
making its vindictive power felt, and the
Mormons have nearly reached hat point.
, 1887-05-07

ARTHUR is TO have a monument.
Personal friends have succeeded, without
any public agitation OF the matter, in
collecting funds sufficient for the erection
of a memorial statue in the city of New
York. The whole thing could not have
been managed with better taste had the
late ex president arranged it himself
, 1887-05-07

IN THE reorganization Of the Transcon-
t~inental Railroad Association the only
Difference shown to the new law is in the
~abrogation of the pooling feature as such.
A way will probably be found for accom-
plishing the same end by the use of other
mnnna
, 1887-05-07

LIBERAL UsIoNIsTs are beginning to
show symptoms of defe ;tion from their
Tory allies, by absenting themselves when
votes are taken on important measures
with which they do not fully coincide.
T~wenty-seven failed to vote on the motion
TO declare the London Times guilty of a
breach of privilege, and FIVE voted against
the Eovernment.
, 1887-05-07

Thu T~heosophical society, headquarters
at Adyar, India, has n branch in Boston.
The objects OF the society are: First, to
form a nucleus of q universal brotherhood
of humanity, without distinction Of race,
Greed OF color. Second, to promote the
study Of Aryan and other eastern litera-
ture, religions and sciences. Third, to
investigate unexplained laws of nature
and of the p%sychical powers Of man,
Public Opinion.
, 1887-05-07
Advice tn not,ers

MS. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, %softens the gums, al
laSs the pain, cures wind collie, and is the
best remedy for diarrhea Twenty-Five
cents a bottle
, 1887-05-07

IT Is reported from Paris that France
has concluded a defensive alliance with
certain other powers and will not be alone
In her next war.
, 1887-05-07
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

Daily, delivered By carrier. CSC per week.
81 per month.
Daily, bv mall. 81 DER month. s6.n for six
months, $40 per year, 81 advance.
Weekly s150 per annum, 9l.5O for six months,
osyable In advance.
, 1887-05-07

THROUGH Khyber pass, which has
been taken by Afghan rebels, hes the only
practicable route by which the ameer
could receive British aid from Hindo-
, 1887-05-07

Wilkie Collins wrote "Armadale'' and
took it to his publishers to read. They
took the manuscript, and before a line of
it was read they wrote out Il check for
SEQ, 600 and sent it to 1fr. Collins, SO
great was their faith in his abiiitg :.
, 1887-05-07

THAT earthquake hoax from Albu
querque is not well constructed. Wait
till the more imaginative and picturesque
liar from Arizona is heard from.
, 1887-05-07
Address Registered Letters to:

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kEM EM Der that the payment Of all
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Tickets are signed by The p esident OF an
Institution ichoSe franz hiSe is ,ett Ortised in he
highest courts. therefore 6et0dre Of any fmitd-
tfonS or anonymous schemes.
, 1887-05-07

Hoods Sarsaparilla is peculiar to itself
and superior to all other preparations in
strength, economy, and medicinal merit.
, 1887-05-07
Dr.. Vagaer&ca.
sFDCIAHrsrs

We offer no apology for deyoting SO much time
and attention to this much neglected class OF
IS too wretched 10 merit the sympathy and best
services OF the profession TO which we belong
As many are Innocent sufferers, and thai
the physician who devCtes himself
to relieving the afflicted and saving
them from worse than death, Is no les, a
philanthrophist and q benefactor to his race
thai the surgeon or physician who by close ap.
%plicatlOn eI cells In any other branch OF his pro-
ession Aud. fortunately for humanity, the day
IS dawning when the false phIIanthrophy thai
condemned the victims OF folly OF crime, like
the lepers under the Jewish law. to die uncared
Tor, has passed away.
, 1887-05-07

Edelweiss is now being raised from
seeds in various parts of Switzerland and
Germany.
, 1887-05-07

DAILY LEADER. all transient advertisements
10 cents per line each insertion, 9 consecutive
Insertions scents per line ono month 6 cents
Jer line.
Minor mention notices. among local reading
matter, IS cents per line each Insertion.
XXI EIDER all transient advertise
ments Is cents per line nrst insertion one
month. % cents per line ; SIX months 10 cents
DER line one year 8 cents per line. Marriage
md birth notices Sl.0n each. No advertisement
inserted for less than . cents.
II. CLAICHE. Publisher.
, 1887-05-07

Mr.. Beecher used TO name his fine cat
tie after different members Of his family
and ~favorite flowers.
, 1887-05-07

Courtesy of Hyo. Archive
, 1887-05-07
YOUNG MEN

Who may be suffering from the effects OF youth
fui follies or indlscretiOus, will do well 10 avail
themhe yes of this the greatest boon ever laid
at the alter Of suffering humanity. IR. WAC
NER Will guarantee to forfeit Ave hundred dol
lars for every case of seminal Weakness or pri-
ytte disease Of any kind or character which he
undertakes and falls TO cure.
, 1887-05-07

UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION
Over half a Million Distributed

1t Hever Scales or RSgpoaes.
Its Grand Sinsle Number Drawings take
place monthly, and the Semi Annual Draw
regularly eyerysix mouths, June, and December
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, 1887-05-07
MEN.

There are many men of the age OF 80 to 60 who
are troubled with too frequent excavations Of
the bladder, often accompanied by q slight
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OF the system In n manner the patient cannot
account for. On examining the urinary deposit
a ropy sediment will often be found, and some.
times small particles OF albuIuen will appear, o.
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changing to a dark and turbid appearance.
There are many men who die of this difficulty
Ignorant Of the cause, which Is the second stage
VI seminal weakness. DR.. Wagner will guaran-
tee a cure In all such cases and a healthy ~restora-
ton of the genito-urtnary organs, Consultation
free. Thorough examination and advice. So 90.
See the Doctors additional advertisement In
the Denver Daily News and Tribune Republic
can.
All communications should be addressed
DR.. WAGNER 81 CO.
14l4 Larimer street Address. Box 27s3. Denver,
Colorado.
Cut this out and take along.
, 1887-05-07
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, 1887-05-07

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